Novel upstream and downstream sequence elements contribute to polyadenylation efficiency

RNA Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1255-1265

  Darmon, Sarah K ^a   Lutz, Carol S ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

3' end formation; Auxiliary elements; Polyadenylation; Regulation; RNA structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868218583     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.21957     Document Type: Article

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